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National Biodiesel Board sees the cleaner side of Bush's GHG plan

The President has at least one fan of his vague call last week to halt to greenhouse gas emissions growth in the U.S. by 2025. Kind of. While Oxfam America said Bush was "ignoring reality" with the plan, the National Biodiesel Board has come out in favor of at least some parts of the plan. In a short statement issued last week (pasted after the jump) the NBB doesn't take a stand on whether the plan is the right one or the best one, it does say that biodiesel is a good way to reduce GHG emissions, and that growing more domestic biodiesel crops ... Read more →

Was Maximum Bob right? Is global warming a crock? Sure looks like it around here! Sam Abuelsamid

Climate Change could destroy America's roads Lascelles Linton

How bad is the National Research Council's report about climate change's potential impact on America's transportation system? NPR says it has warnings of "Biblical proportions." 60,000 miles of ...

Experts: Car travel must be cut 80 percent Domenick Yoney

By 2050, automobile travel would need to be cut (slashed, reduced, curtailed) by 80 percent. This is the finding in an upcoming paper to be published in the scholarly journal, Energy Policy. The ...

Delegates at UN Bali Climate Conference take bikes, buses Lascelles Linton

National Biodiesel Board sees the cleaner side of Bush's GHG plan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Was Maximum Bob right? Is global warming a crock? Sure looks like it around here! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

So, was Bob Lutz right, or was it just bad luck? Just as I picked up a new Mazda MX-5 to drive for a few days following the Vernal Equinox, it has started to snow (and snow, and snow). We've actually had more snow this winter than I can recall in quite a few years. Getting 4-5 more inches of the ...

Climate Change could destroy America's roads 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

How bad is the National Research Council's report about climate change's potential impact on America's transportation system? NPR says it has warnings of "Biblical proportions." 60,000 miles of highways, major airports, railroads, low-lying tunnels and ports are at risk of damage from changes in ...

Experts: Car travel must be cut 80 percent 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

By 2050, automobile travel would need to be cut (slashed, reduced, curtailed) by 80 percent. This is the finding in an upcoming paper to be published in the scholarly journal, Energy Policy. The authors claim that the drastic reduction will be needed to meet the emissions levels recommended by ...

Delegates at UN Bali Climate Conference take bikes, buses 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There is a United Nations climate conference in Bali with 10,000 delegates from 178 countries working on the international agreement that will replace the Kyoto Protocol. You might think the delegates are getting around in stretch limos before they go to the beach, but it turns out there are green ...

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